Journey to the Place of Fairbrother Mine
A New York correspondent travels toward the Placide mine in the Santa Fe region, climbing a rugged canyon to reach Abner Fairbrother’s camp. He learns the doctor will shield the patient from reporters, while a tense meeting reveals Fairbrother's wife’s death and the mystery of the murder. The trek highlights perilous landscapes, guides, and the grim resolve of the injured magnate.
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Santa Fe
Abner Fairheather
Abner Fairbrother
New York
Dave
Fairbrother
Palrtrother
Amerea
York
Santa
Bret
Sierras
Haines
Philanel
Wonderful mirages at the false peak of Tenerife and the Dardanelles
The article describes sea mirages near Tenerife and the Dardanelles where ships and masts appear in the sky or in wrong positions. Mariners have chased false peaks, risking thirst and wrecks, while many legends grow from these optical tricks seen at dawn and near the Syrian coast.
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Tenerife
Ithuwene
Darcanelles
Tenerite
Dardanelles
Syrian
Dar- Ganelles
The Lion's Attack and Lion Behavior Summary
Passages discuss how lions typically target the head or throat of large prey to kill quickly. Selous notes lions strike brains through the skull of humans or bite at vital regions of animals like oxen or buffalo. When multiple lions attack, they tear and bite extensively, sometimes taking longer to kill.
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Prederick Courteney Selous
Nir
Curious Old Law and Wedding Customs in Nepal
Fragmentary notes describe ancient Nepalese rules where a girl’s fate hinged on a ritual betel fruit cast into a stream and a divorce seen as a slow process tied to light and time. The piece also recalls a police commissioner praising training and a quip about two physicians and a nurse’s supposed training.
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Nepal
Eaid
Sleep Talk Between Two Irishmen on Sleep Phenomenon
Two Irishmen discuss the phenomenon of sleep in a rustic exchange. One jokes that many people rely on nature for rest, while the other agrees it is a grand luxury and laments the difficulty of staying awake long enough to think clearly, hoping for dawn.
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Paris
Gallant Lover and the Mocking Exchange
An archaic exchange portrays a playful yet sharp dialogue where Abe questions offense over modest words and smiles, noting the other’s small mouth while a Pyenish proverb hints at social wit and restraint.
Woman Mary Eliteh Long Defies Era in Denver Garden Venture
A Denver woman, Mrs Mary Eliteh Long, runs a 200 acre highland garden and planned pleasure resort alone for eleven years until marriage to a chemist. She faced gender bias, proved capable of managing wild animal collections, and promoted self reliance and progress. The piece blends biographical notes with moral exhortations and fashion marking tips.
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Mra
Mary Eliteh Long
Denver
Teal Garden
Rocal Denver
Mm. Mar Long
Mra Long
Ste
Mr. Long
Back Yard Garden Advice for City Lots and Life Purpose
Practical guide for small city yards detailing planting beds, borders, and shade tolerant annuals and perennials. It advises digging paths and borders, using manure for soil, and selecting seeds for shade. lists flowers like asters nasturtiums petunias and irises and bulbs. includes reflection prompts on making a meaningful life choice.
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Mort
Potatoes and Rice Poultice and Domestic Notes
A fragment discusses a simple potato poultice method using two muslin bags for warming and cooling, then describes a method to cook fluffy rice with steam and optional lemon. It also notes porcelain medical tools replacing wooden items and corked towels in bathrooms, and briefly mentions famous women in diplomacy and historic figures.
To Keep Them Separa Dumplings In Water
A kitchen tip warns against dropping dumplings all at once into boiling water. It advises scooping them in one by one and using a peanut crust to shape and bake until golden brown for separate, well formed results.
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Wate
A Beautiful Life In Simple Things And Graceful Trinkets
A short musing on value beyond grandeur contrasts with a Graceful necklace of gold disks each bearing a child’s likeness. The piece notes cost and desirability, then shifts to a health remedy claim about turpentine mixed with carbolic acid in open vessels reducing fever risks.
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Ce Entre
America
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Abe
Mib
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Tmich
Wrillant Access
Lirkspur
Ierome
Vince Fon
Les
Rebecca
Catherine of Siena
Catherine de Medici
J. H. Miter
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